instagram
facebook
e-mail
phone

artnuts.berlin

Art classes in Berlin

artnuts

Christmas wreaths

by

This was the loveliest activity ever. Four hours of sitting, listening to music and working. And not a single little artist wanted to get up until it was time for hot glue station (me in charge – big burn to show off!). Well we did force the children to have a break and everything that goes with it.
This workshop was demanding in a sense of manual skills. Wrapping thin tearing paper while gluing it, a lot of wire wrapping, tensioning the wire, tying and knotting it, sewing… and then after only pure kitchy decoration! The more kitchy the better! Just look at them!
We should all have one. And we should all have a door to hang it on! Like literally EVERYBODY.

Garden invitation

by

It was still nicer and warmer outside when we did this workshop. Beautiful autumn offers so many opportunities to use lovely natural materials. A little walk outside that do us all good and a bit of exploration which we all have in our veins.
First we read a sweet book The little gardener then children were offered to create a garden of their own. They all brought in treasures they have found and picked on their walks with parents and enjoyed their personal little creations.

 

Wooden Clothespin Dolls

by

I had no idea children will enjoy this activity so much. It is a very easy one to understand but since everything is so small and rounded (and quickly also very sticky) it is not that easy to make.
They did love it though and they would probably make just as many more dolls as they did if they only had time. Parents told me they also played with them nicely at home. Great old school stuff!


Studying Mark Rothko

by

We spoke about Mark Rothko a little bit but more than that the children were into mixing colours and trying how they match together and what sort of impression do the combinations provoke. Is it OOO, is it AAA, is it UAAA or YOOHOOO or maybe a MMMMMM… and what do all those interjections mean. It was a lovely art project.

Still Life of an old Camera and a coffee grinder

by

Two hours of observational drawing. Observed were the old cameras and old coffee grinder. It was quite a lot of fun. The group was very excited and tried all sorts of drawing: drawing with mouth, with left hand for right handed and opposite, drawing without looking, drawing in one line and even drawing with the feet.
Apart from that we talked about 3-D and how to draw perspective. After making many sketches children drew a final drawing with inks and feathers.

Pipe cleaners and beads

by

I find pipe cleaners and plastic pony beads somehow off-putting. I could include some other stuff here like googly eyes, school markers or colour-ins for example. I think with me anything to do with easy crafts goes in that brain field.
But I do know all these things are also really unbeatable. If you want to work on child’s coordination, on fine motor skills or just do something relaxing without them really need to think, hey, pipe cleaners, colour ins, pony beads, school markers, googly eyes!
And yes, why not.
This is a great and valuable exercise for little finger muscles and wrists, for concentration and patience. And they had much fun! More then I would like to admit! But I swipe my pride under this table.

 

St.Martin’s Lanterns

by

The magic of 11.11 and the beautiful city of little lights and songs singed by tiny voices.
We were ready! We made the pretty lanterns with crayons, water colours and inks. We used aquarell paper and thicker drawing paper, both were fine. When the paintings were dried I oiled them with kitchen oil, children beaded the wires and wrapped the sticks in wool (one could just as well use some tiny tree branches and they would look even nicer).
They looked lovely in the night but my phone photos are no prove at all so I’m not posting any!